Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.4
ID: usp00001uu
Location
46 km NW of Parachute, Colorado
Country: Colorado
Date & Time
May 17, 1973
4:00 PM Z
Depth
0.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
39.7930, -108.3660
Lat, Lon
Type
nuclear explosion
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
46 km NW of Parachute, Colorado
Coordinates: 39.7930°, -108.3660° • Depth: 0.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Recorded On
- May 17, 1973 at 4:00 PM
- Last Updated
- June 16, 2015 at 5:17 PM
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